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ArticleWorld journal of experimental medicine2025

Molecular insights from skin biopsies: Deciphering microvascular pathology in peripheral vascular diseases.

Maneesha Kumari, Narainder Kumar, Rahol Meghwar, Rahul Rai, Fnu Rahul, Muhammad Ali Hassan, Kapeel Kumar, Hanesh Kumar, Muhammad Hashir Naveed Chaudhary, Kainaat Zahid and 6 more

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Maneesha KumariDepartment of Medicine, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences, Nawabshah 67480, Sindh, Pakistan.
Narainder KumarDepartment of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro 76090, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rahol MeghwarDepartment of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro 76090, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rahul RaiDepartment of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro 76090, Sindh, Pakistan.
Fnu RahulDepartment of Medicine, Chandka Medical College, Larkana 77170, Sindh, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali HassanDepartment of Medicine, Avicenna Medical College, Lahore 53100, Punjab, Pakistan.
Kapeel KumarDepartment of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro 76090, Sindh, Pakistan.
Hanesh KumarDepartment of Medicine, Hubei University of Arts and Sciences Medical College, Xiangyang 441053, Hubei Province, China.
Muhammad Hashir Naveed ChaudharyDepartment of ENT, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield SK10 3BL, Cheshire East, United Kingdom.
Kainaat ZahidDepartment of Medicine, DOW Medical College, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan.
Farah AlamDepartment of Medicine, DOW Medical College, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan.
Inshal JawedDepartment of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 75300, Sindh, Pakistan. inshaljwd@gmail.com.
Danaish KumarDepartment of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi 74700, Sindh, Pakistan.
Shafaq JabeenDepartment of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi 74700, Sindh, Pakistan.
Umair QadirDepartment of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 75300, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rabia AsimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College, Karachi 78200, Sindh, Pakistan.

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backgroundThe heterogeneous group of disorders called peripheral vascular diseases (PVDs) occurs outside the heart and brain tissue to cause ischemia and severe health complications. Diagnosis accuracy is essential in starting appropriate patient management at the proper time. Modern medicine considers skin biopsies crucial diagnostic tools that yield histopathological and molecular evidence for examining PVD-related microvascular changes.

aimTo evaluate skin biopsy applications in PVD diagnostics through artistic analysis of technical processes and examination of pathological and innovative molecular indicators.

methodsA systematic review of randomized controlled trials and original studies about skin biopsy utility in PVD diagnosis used PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE search platforms. The reviewed studies met specific entry requirements, while all case reports and review articles remained excluded.

resultsA total of 22 studies suited the research criteria that were evaluated. Researchers emphasized the value of skin biopsies for identifying inflammatory from non-inflammatory PVDs. At the same time, they detect systemic sclerosis and diabetic vasculopathy abnormalities of micro-vessels and identify endothelial dysfunction through measurements of vascular endothelial growth factor and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase markers. Skin biopsies require further improvement because they cause patient discomfort and produce variable diagnostic results that specialists must interpret.

conclusionSkin biopsies enable essential diagnostic findings about PVD and improve patient detection. The development of standardized biopsy procedures and molecular diagnosis techniques should be studied to advance PVD diagnoses in clinical practice.

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HistopathologyMicrovascular pathologyMolecular markersPeripheral vascular diseasesSkin biopsy

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